A new collective agreement for state and development banks and several savings banks is being negotiated. The employers make a new offer. However, the unions insist on further improvements.
Even a marathon of negotiations in the fifth wage round did not result in a breakthrough for the public banks. Employers and unions want to continue their talks, as both sides assured on Friday.
A new date was not initially announced. The Verdi union wants to put pressure on with further warning strikes.
“The three percent offered by employers only look good at first glance. Due to the long term of 36 months, they lead to a significant loss of purchasing power, »said Verdi negotiator Jan Showereck, explaining the rejection of the offer.
The negotiator for the public banks, Gunar Feth, emphasized: “As an employer, we have moved towards the unions as far as possible when it comes to salaries, there is no more leeway.” The institutes are now recommended to “pay out the Corona special payment of 750 euros that we are offering as quickly as possible and independently of the conclusion of a collective agreement”.
Struggling for compromises
Verdi is demanding 4.5 percent more money for a term of twelve months for 60,000 employees from state and development banks and several savings banks, but at least 150 euros more per month. The Association of German Bank Employees (DBV) wants to push through an increase of 4.8 percent and a reduction in weekly working hours by one hour to 38 hours. The total volume now offered by the employer is not sufficient for a deal, explained DBV negotiator Stephan Szukalski. All sides are required to “continue negotiations as soon as possible despite Corona”.
The negotiators of the Federal Association of Public Banks in Germany (VÖB) and the trade unions struggled to reach compromises in Frankfurt until late in the evening on Thursday. However, the collective bargaining partners were also unable to come to a final agreement on the subject of mobile working. According to Verdi, a major point of contention remains the question of the extent to which employers subsidize working from home. Verdi wants employees to be able to work up to 60 percent of their working hours on the move. For this they should be entitled to an initial equipment allowance of 1500 euros.
For the first time since 1972, the Collective Bargaining Association of Public Banks is acting independently for its currently 43 member institutes. The separately conducted negotiations for 140,000 employees of private banks in Germany were broken off on Monday.
Source From: Stern
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